Oil-can.



1. A. FROST.

0H. GAN.

APPLlcATmN man 1,111.6. 1914.

- UNITED STATES ATEur perlen JOHNA.' FROST, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOvRTO-FROST &:CHADWICKACOL, OF CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A r.EIIMVL oit-CAN. I

Application led'anuary 6, 19,114. Seria1*No.810,5yS6,

To aZZ wwm z't may concern. I

Be it known that I, JOHN A. FRos'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, haveinventedjcertain new and useful' Improvementsrin Oil- Cans, of which theiollowiiigis a'speciflbcation.

My inventionrelates to an improvement in oil cans, and more particularly to the spout thereof. Y y v The object of this invention fis'to construct a spout with a valve therein,the stem of the valve to extend through .the body,

and to rest against the bottom Vof the" can, so that as pressure is exerted against theV bottom of the can in the usual manner, the valve will be raised from its closed position, and the oil will be the spout.

A further object is to so construct the parts that the same spout, with the valve in place therein, can be adapted to different depths of can, and the same efficient resultv will be obtained.

The invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will hereinafter be more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l-is a sectional view through an oil can with my invention applied; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view through the spout to better illustrate the structure of the valve.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the tubularl valve.

The body of the can A is of the standard type, and has the bottom 1 slightly dished in the usual manner.

The mouth opening 2 has screw threads formed therein, and the spout B is proyided with screw threads 3 which t into the threads of the mouth 2 and `hold the spout in place. This spout is formed of two members, the member 4 of which carries the screw threads, 3, and the member 5 tapered throughout its length to form a relatively small outlet at 6.

A tubular valve 7 is located to slide in the member 4. This valve is tubular in its body portion, and at its outer end is closed as at 8. That part of the body portion adjacent the closed end is flared slightly, or

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is made slightly tapered larger, as at 9, and thelared lportion is of suiiicient-y diameter so that it does not pass within the bore ofthe member, 4. Openings 10, 10 are provided through the wallv ofA the'body. of the valve at a pointadja'eent to thefflared portion.' A yoke or cro'ssbar 11 is'securedgacross the in'ner'endof the bore 4, and this cross barv is' lsop'osition'ed that it doesiiot interfere with the freef'accessof oil to the ybore of this'me'n'lbeixl A screw-threaded stem 12 is received ,through an opening formed in theV yoke11,fandthrough screw-threaded orifice 1 3 kin the end 8 of thevalve. The stemg 12 is fv screw threaded throughout the greater part of its length, and has a spring 14 received around that portion within the can and held against the yoke by a tension nut l5, whichis adjustably received upon the stem 12.

A head 16 is formed on the extreme inner end of the valve stem to provide a contacting surface for the bottom 1 of the can. The operation of the device is as follows:

The valve stem 12 is screwed through the orifice 13 to a suiiicient extent so that the head 16 bears against the bottom 1 of the can. The spring 14 is of course held at the proper tension by the tension nut15, so that the valve 7 will be held normally at a position with the flared portion 9 bearing against the outer end of the bore of the member 4, and this valve will thus be closed.

T0 place the oil where desired, the can is tilted, and the oil openin 6 is positioned to direct the oil properly. lhe oil runs down into the tubular valve 7, but is prevented from escaping through the openings 10 by the engagement of the flared portion 9 with the bore of the member 4, which closes communication to the bore of the member 5. By exerting pressure on the bottom 1 of the can the valve stem is forced inwardly, and the valve is raised, so that the flared portion thereof is unseated from its seat against the member 4, and the openings 10 are brought into the bore of the member 5, thus permitting the free-flow of oil to the outlet opening 6.

When the pressure is removed from the bottom 1 of the can, it is returned to its normal position by the natural spring of the dished portion, and the valve is returned to its closed position by the spring 14.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a spout which "inajbe aped valve stem l2, could be adapted to use in l cans of various sizes.

It is evident that slight changes might be made 'in the form or'i'construetin"and arrangement of the diierent parts Without departing from the spirit and scope ofmy invention, and hence I doi not Wish to be limited to theeXaot Construction herein set forth, but: v

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' l. A spout for oivlfcans lcomprising a screw-plugl and integral discharge-tube, a spout fitted to and surrounding the vouter end ofthe disohargetube, a tube tted, Within the disohar'getube andprovidedf with orifices, a Valve at the upper end ofthe said innertube, a threaded stem connected `ivith said Valve@ spring mounted IorV sleei/ed'upon the threaded stem, and a nut which screws on tliethr'eaded 'stein for regulating tension 'of 'the spring.

2. A spout for' oloans comprising a Screwpl'ug anda discharge tube connected thereto, a spout fitted to and surrounding the 'outer end of the tube thereby forming a Valve seat, Va'tube yfitted Within the discharge tube and 4:provided with orices, a valve at the upper end of the lsaid inner tube, a threaded stein connected with said'valve, a substantially U shaped guide arranged integral With the screw` plug and adapted to 4receive the threaded stem, Y a nut lreceived upon the threaded stein and a lspring arranged upon the stem betweenthe'guide and nut for main- V 

